Importance of The Second Amendment

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    keep our nation safe our new president has to deal with guns,terrorists groups, and other fatal threats. I sure hope our new president focuses on these problems and solve them. Guns have been allowed in our country since it was founded. The second amendment in our constitution states that people have the right to bear arms or the right to own a gun. With recent shootings at Sandy Hook, in Aurora,Colorado, or in San Bernardino a couple weeks back, have sparked up once again the big debate about…

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    The second amendment was added to the US constitution on December 15, 1791. It was implemented to protect the people’s right to keep and bear arms. It is a part of our very foundation that people’s right to have weapons shall not be infringed. The argument on if gun control is needed is clearly answered already. The people's right to keep and bear arms is a crucial part of our american society and way of life.. Many people often attempt to use other countries such as Great Britain as a…

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    States, the behavior of society in front of the criminal before of become criminal, and the “blame culture”, that is the reaction of people in front of the criminal then of commit the crime. First, it has to be mentioned the gun control. The Second Amendment of The Constitution of The United Sates it is responsible of protect the right of the people to keep and bear…

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    to amend the constitution to bring about such an action. The second amendment of the constitution gives us the right to bear arms. Keeping in mind, if amended, our personal right under the constitution would have no meaning; whenever, the government wish to make changes, they will just vote. The government would be like a parliament, just do what we say. If allowed, these right wing activists would change one constitutional amendment, and there would be more to follow. They say, “guns cause…

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    The second amendment is very important to American society because it protects our right to possess a firearm. This rule was made very quickly since it occurred during the Revolutionary War, which meant we had nothing to protect ourselves. There are terrorist groups like Al Qaeda who threaten the lives of Americans every day. This right gives us the right to protect ourselves from the criminals in our world. The second amendment is the best because it ensures the American people the right to…

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    It is hard to talk about gun rights without first understanding our Second Amendment. “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right to bear arms, shall not be infringed.” (Bowman, Jeffrey Newton, Heather, 2015) The Founding Fathers while deciding on how their government should run had one major concern. They needed to form a government that would be free of tyranny. Since they had just broken from Britain who had attempted to do this to them, these…

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    The Second Amendment states “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed”. This amendment was instituted to the Constitution on December 15, 1791 and means that any person in our country has the right to own and bear arms at any point and that the right may not be taken from you. Although James Madison did not invent the right to bear arms he did in fact wright the second amendment. The framers of…

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    Right To Bear Arms Essay

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    1. Amendment 1 - Every person has right to belief and religion they would desire, and also they would be able to say whatever they would like to say. 2. Amendment 2 - right to bear arms meaning everybody has right to have guns for their personal safety purpose, meaning whenever someone tries to attack their personal property people has right to protect themselves either by shooting them in their own property. 3. Amendment 4 - Police cannot search someone’s house, papers, or effects. They cannot…

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    The Second Amendment The second amendment in the constitution can be defined as, “a well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed” (Cornell University). Most Americans believe this to be a right to own firearms privately for self-defense. There are many who debate that it is only the federal government who has the right to arm its military and that private gun ownership should be banned;…

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    The second amendment is a highly controversial topic that many speak about frequently, yet few truly understand. In fact, it is a topic far more complex than publicly acknowledged, as well as one that has severely changed over time. The ways people think of guns today is very personal, thus differing strongly from other controversial amendments such as freedom of speech. Furthermore, the cost of exercising the second amendment is far greater than that of most others, which is exactly why people…

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